Merry Christmas! I must have been very good this year, Santa brought me a Leatherman Squirt and some good books.

Of course, it may have helped that DD1 & DD2 left a plate of s'mores for Santa.

smores by merriwether, on Flickr

-Blast

Santa brought me a Remington 870 Express Tactical. Apparently I was exceptionally good this year.

Blast, there's no snow here yet but it is cold. That pic warms the heart, my friend.

I think this might have been one of the first Christmases (sp?) that I did NOT get some kind of Mk? knife from my dear wife. I hinted about an orange-handled mini Mk1, but that didn't end up under the tree.

Still, I do like what I got --- a Kreg Jig Master System - for creating pocket joints in wood. I definitely wanted one of those too.

May the holidays and new year bring you peace, health, and happiness ... and find you equipped when needed.

Ken K.

Received a couple of great gifts for Christmas this year.

The first is a Wetterlings 13" Axe. These are top quality pieces of work that rival Gränsfors Axes.

Second gift is a Zebra Stainless 12 cm billy can. I had one of these already until when my SO's niece took a liking to it when we out on a trip this past summer at which time I gave to her to use on future hiking and camping trips. Now that I have another Zebra can, I will not be giving this one up...

Hope that everyone else received some gifts to help them to be ETS this coming year.

LOVE that pic JIM!'I hope you had a very happy holiday and enjoyed the magic with your little hiker!

Merry Christmas all!

The family has survived another christmas here. Santa is sending mixed messages since I got some coal (chocolate flavored ) in my stocking along with a leatherman sidekick and a light saber (for battles with DS & DD) and a "easy button" for when things get tough.

Still waiting for winter to really show up this year - for the kids, yeah thats it!

- Eric

Chocolate coal? I guess that's a mixed blessing.

We've got cold but no snow either yet. DS and I are going for a hike torrowow instead of snowboarding. But, hey, on the upside, it's a good chance for him to practice fire-making before things get wet.

I'm larete but Merry Christmas and happy other holidays!

Merry Christmas and happy blessed holidays to all.
Happy and safe new year too.

I have learnt alot here on ETS.
Thank you all.